Rail-anchoring device.



3.1. DAWSON.

RAIL ANCHORING DEVICE.

INVENTOR JWM.

ATTOR NEY rrsns co., Punmumm wasmu mw. c.

SARAH J'. DAWSON, OF ALBANY, MISSOURI. v

RAIL-ANCHORING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 12, 1917.

Application filed January 29, 1916. Serial N o. 75,138.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it kri'own that I, SARAH vJ. DAwsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albany, in the county of Gentry and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Anchoring Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a rail anchoring device for railway rails and is designed for use upon railroads which by reason of their proximity to water courses, or the like, are frequently subject to Hoods or washouts, and has for its primary object to provide v a device adapted to anchor the rails relatively in position.

Another object is to provide a rail anchoring device adapted for connection be tween the rail and an anchored support disposed at one side of the rail.

A still further object is to provide in connection with the above construction, a bar adapted to extend between the rails and to engage the same at opposite points to prevent outward displacement thereof.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and operation of the parts as will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a track showing` my device applied thereto,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with parts in section, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the numerals 1 and 2 designate adjacent rails joined in the usual manner by a fish plate Z3, and 4 designates the opposite rail of the track. The said rails are secured to cross ties 5 by means of the usual spikes 6. The rail 1 is connected in a manner which will presently be described to rail 4 by a bar 7 designed to prevent spreading of the said rails. A similar bar 7 extends between the rail 2 and the rail 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The bar 7 engages the base of the rail and is bent over the liange of the rail as shown to advantage in Fig. 3 and has its end 9 engaging the web 10 of the rail. The said bar 7 is spaced away from the fish plate 3 by a plate 11 disposed adjacent the said fish plate and having an outwardly struck portion 12 provided for the reception of the end 9 of the said bar. The plate 11 is secured to the rail by a means to be hereinafter described. The opposite end of the bar 7 similarly engages the web of the rail 4 and is held in place by a plate 13 having an outwardly struck portion 14 for the reception of the end 9 of the bar 7; the said plate being secured to the rail by means of bolts 14 and 15 extending through said plate and said rail.

As clearly shown in the drawings the rigid connection 16 which is substantially Y-shaped in form has the outer end of its shank provided with a threaded extension 17 passing through the head of a pile 18; the said pile being driven deeply into the ground at the side of the track and adjacent the said rail, and is secured by means of a nut 19 disposed upon the outer end of the said shank. The diverging arms 20 and 21 of the Y-shaped connector terminate in threaded Shanks 22 and 28, respectively, adapted to pass through the plate 11 and the web 10 of the rail upon either side of the outwardly struck portion 12. The inner ends of the said shanks 22 and 23 extend through a plate 24 disposed upon. the inside of the web 10 of the rail and are secured by means of nuts 25 and 26.

As shown to advantage in Fig. 1, my device is designed to be applied to the ends of the rails directly adjacent the joints thereof and is adapted for use upon both sides of the track.

In use it will be seen that the bar 7 will effectively prevent outward displacement or spreading of the rails and the anchored connection 16 will prevent movement in the opposite direction and will act as an anchor to hold the rails relatively in position against the action of floods or washouts.

It is understood that I do not claim the s exact construction shown herein but reserve the right to make such changes and alterations as will not depart from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a Cross tie having arail secured thereto, of rail anchoring means including a support anchored in dependently of said tie at one side of and independently of the rail, and a rigid connection between said support and said rail.

2. The combination with a cross tie hav lOA ing a rail secured thereto, of rail anchoring means including a support anchored independently of said tie at one side oi' and independently of the rail, and a' Y-shaped rigid connector having its shank adjustably engaged with said support and its arins adjustably engaged yWith said rail.

3. A rail anchoring ineans including a support anchored outside of the rail and adjacent thereto, an adjustable rigid connection, a threaded shank upon the outer end of said connection, passing through the said anchored support and secured thereto, a pair of diverging arms upon the inner ends of said connection, and threaded shanks upon the inner end of said arms extending through the said rail and secured thereto.

4. A rail anchoring means including a support anchored outside of theV rail and adjacent thereto, an adjustable rigid connection, a threaded shank upon the outer end of said connection passing through the said l of said connection,'a bar extending beneath said rail and the opposite rail, said bar having its ends bent to engage the said rails at opposite points, and plates disposed upon the outside of said rails provided with out Wardly struck portions for the reception of said ends, .a pair of 'threaded Shanks upon the ends of said diverging arins, ,ind a plate disposed upon the inside of the adjacent rail; the said threaded shanks extending through the adjacent outside plate, through the rail and through the said inside plate and being provided with nuts upon the inner ends thereof.

In testimony whereof I aiiix iny signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SARAH J. DAVSON. Witnesses EsTEL D. WORDEN,

VERNA A. VORDEN.

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